Votto's Slugfest Leads the Reds

Votto

 Joey Votto showed the Baltimore Orioles just why he is the reigning NL MVP at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Saturday night.
   Votto went 3-4 with two home runs and five RBIs to lead Cincinnati to victory; 10-5.
   Votto's two home runs (11 for the year) were just two of the five home runs that the Reds had. Scott Rolen, Jonny Gomes, and Drew Stubbs all also went yard for Cincinnati.
   Brandon Phillips also had an impressive performance for the team going 3-5 along with an RBI.
   Baltimore might have lost, but also had its share of home runs as the Orioles had four.
   J.J. Hardy, Adam Jones, Nick Markakis, and Matt Wieters all hit one out.
   Bronson Arroyo (7-6) took the win; pitching 6.1 innings, giving up five runs off nine hits while striking out six.
   Brian Matusz (1-3) took the loss; pitching 4.2 innings, giving up six runs off nine hits while striking out five.
   The most impressive pitching out came from reliever Aroldis Chapman, who has not been with the team since May 15. Chapman pitched the final inning for the Reds and struck out all three batters he faced while only throwing 12 pitches.
   The final game of this series is this afternoon in Baltimore at 1:35PM with the pitching match-up slated to be Homer Bailey (3-1, CIN) against Jeremy Guthrie (2-9, BAL)